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László Moholy-Nagy

On this episode of Archinect Sessions we’re sharing a conversation I had with Alysa Nahmias, the director and producer of the documentary film “The New Bauhaus.” We recorded this conversation last month, poolside, a few hours before the film premiered to a packed house in the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Alysa, a trained architect-turned-filmmaker, made her directorial debut in 2011 with Unfinished Spaces, a critically acclaimed documentary about the unfinished National Art School in Cuba.  While she has a number of producing credits under her belt, The New Bauhaus is the second documentary film project that she directed. The film focuses on the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the Hungarian artist and teacher most famously known through his work at the Bauhaus. It’s a beautifully told story, presented in a unique, non-linear fashion, narrated by Hans Ulrich Obrist who represent Maholy in a surprisingly effective way.  The film will be screened again at this year’s Modernism Week in Palm springs, tomorrow, February 14th, followed by screenings at Melbourne Design Week the Architecture &amp; Design Film Festival in DC in March, and in Los Angeles, at SC-Arc, in April. Full details can be found at thenewbauhaus.com. 

On this episode of Archinect Sessions we’re sharing a conversation I had with <a href="http://ajnafilms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alysa Nahmias</a>, the director and producer of the documentary film “<a href="https://www.thenewbauhaus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Bauhaus</a>.” We recorded this conversation last month, poolside, a few hours before the film premiered to a packed house in the <a href="https://www.psmuseum.org/events/venue/annenberg-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annenberg Theater</a> at the <a href="https://www.psfilmfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Palm Springs International Film Festival</a>. Alysa, a trained architect-turned-filmmaker, made her directorial debut in 2011 with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/59098906/unfinished-spaces-premieres-tomorrow-night-on-pbs-archinect-talks-to-the-filmmaker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unfinished Spaces</a>, a critically acclaimed documentary about the unfinished National Art School in Cuba.  While she has a number of producing credits under her belt, The New Bauhaus is the second documentary film project that she directed. The film focuses on the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the Hungarian artist and teacher most famously known through his work at the Bauhaus. It’s a beautifully told story, presented in a unique, non-linear fashion, narrated by <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/149961842/to-be-with-architecture-is-all-we-ask-interview-with-hans-ulrich-obrist-artistic-director-of-the-serpentine-galleries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hans Ulrich Obrist</a> who represent Maholy in a surprisingly effective way.  The film will be screened again at this year’s <a href="https://www.modernismweek.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modernism Week</a> in Palm springs, tomorrow, February 14th, followed by screenings at <a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/melbourne-design-week/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melbourne Design Week</a> the <a href="https://adfilmfest.com/site/dc2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Architecture &amp; Design Film Festival in DC</a> in March, and in Los Angeles, at <a href="https://www.sciarc.edu/events/events/cinema-series-the-new-bauhaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SC-Arc, in April</a>. Full details can be found at <a href="https://www.thenewbauhaus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thenewbauhaus.com</a>.

Director Alysa Nahmias on László Moholy-Nagy and The New Bauhaus

Akira Boch

Alysa Nahmias is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company Ajna Films. Her directorial debut feature, Unfinished Spaces, co-directed with Benjamin Murray, won a 2012 Spirit Award, numerous festival prizes, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  In The New Bauhaus, the film's narrative weaves original interviews with archival footage, voiceover, and stylized filming of documents and artwork. The result is a new perspective view of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, a man who was ahead of his time creating a philosophy of art and design education that has captured imaginations for nearly a century.  Akira Boch is an award-winning filmmaker and Director of the Media Arts Center at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. He has made over 50 short films, documentaries, and music videos.  His latest film, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience explores five second generation Japanese American artists—Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Gyo Obata, and S. Neil Fujita—following the ways in which their US internment camp experiences impacted their lives, influenced their art, and sent them on trajectories that eventually led to their changing the face of American culture with their immense talents.

Alysa Nahmias is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company Ajna Films. Her directorial debut feature, Unfinished Spaces, co-directed with Benjamin Murray, won a 2012 Spirit Award, numerous festival prizes, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  In The New Bauhaus, the film's narrative weaves original interviews with archival footage, voiceover, and stylized filming of documents and artwork. The result is a new perspective view of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, a man who was ahead of his time creating a philosophy of art and design education that has captured imaginations for nearly a century.  Akira Boch is an award-winning filmmaker and Director of the Media Arts Center at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. He has made over 50 short films, documentaries, and music videos.  His latest film, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience explores five second generation Japanese American artists—Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Gyo Obata, and S. Neil Fujita—following the ways in which their US internment camp experiences impacted their lives, influenced their art, and sent them on trajectories that eventually led to their changing the face of American culture with their immense talents.

#130/Architecture + Design Film Festival #2:  Alysa Nahmias + Akira Boch